If you are a child of the 80s, Richard Dean Anderson will probably forever hold a special place in your heart as one of the coolest heroes ever. Why there isn’t still a show running in which a non-violent genius improvs helpful gadgets and kludges with a few innocuous articles from his lady friend’s purse is beyond us.  Luckily, the spirit of MacGyver lives on in us all, and that includes Mr Josh Barnett.

The Babyface Assassin was having interview funtime with Karyn Bryant of MMA HEAT when a mishap with free weights put a damper on some dude’s day, leaving him with a dinged schnoz.  Weightlifter guy is doing the whole routine:  yeah, this is like the other times I broke it doing tough guy stuff, nah, it don’t hurt that bad, yeah, I’m all good, nah, I ain’t got time to bleed.

Barnett springs into action!  Using a couple of ballpoint pens, our buddy Josh manages to open and straighten Mr Bad Snatch’s nasal passages.  It’s no field tracheotomy, but still probably a handy bit of knowledge to have, especially if people punch you in the face a lot.

Weightlifter dude walks away to cry off-camera, Josh does his PSA about bad snatch, end scene.  While you probably didn’t learn anything, we at least distracted you for three minutes, so you’re welcome.  If you’ve ever performed some oddball first aid using the field medic training you received in ‘Nam, tell us about it in the comments.  (No need to share your own stories of snatch encounters, thanks.)

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